Uveitis: management: practice question

A Ophthalmology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Ophthalmology · Uveitis: management

Sample item

What is the standard topical treatment of acute anterior uveitis?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Topical corticosteroids with a cycloplegic

Steroids suppress inflammation, and a cycloplegic like homatropine relieves ciliary spasm and prevents posterior synechiae. Pilocarpine is avoided because it promotes synechiae.

Option by option

  • A. Topical antivirals alone

    Antivirals apply only to viral aetiologies.

  • B. Pilocarpine and timolol

    Miotics worsen synechiae formation.

  • C. Topical antibiotics alone

    Antibiotics do not help non-infectious uveitis.

  • D. Topical corticosteroids with a cycloplegic (correct)

    Correct. Steroid plus cycloplegic is standard.

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What is the answer to this Ophthalmology question?

The best answer is D, Topical corticosteroids with a cycloplegic. Steroids suppress inflammation, and a cycloplegic like homatropine relieves ciliary spasm and prevents posterior synechiae.

Why is "Topical antivirals alone" not the answer?

Antivirals apply only to viral aetiologies.

Why is "Pilocarpine and timolol" not the answer?

Miotics worsen synechiae formation.

Why is "Topical antibiotics alone" not the answer?

Antibiotics do not help non-infectious uveitis.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Uveitis: management in Ophthalmology. Pilocarpine is avoided because it promotes synechiae.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Uveitis: management?

Group the red eye by what to examine and what the pupil does. Then use the flashcards and the other Ophthalmology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.